Career advice

If you’re interested in a job as a Python Developer, you have an exciting career ahead of you. Python Developers build new technologies that hundreds and thousands of people use at work and in their personal lives.Since Python is a flexible, versatile programming language, it’s used in virtually every industry and scientific field you can…

When you’re applying for a job, you want to take every opportunity you have to explain why you’d be a great fit for the role. This is especially true in competitive tech fields, like data science, where hiring managers might have very little time to review each application. And while your resume is the key…

Talking about yourself during a job interview can feel a little awkward: You want to paint yourself in the best light to stand out from other candidates, but you also don’t want to overdo it and sound cocky. So how do you tread the line between confidence and arrogance?The thing is, if there were ever…

Artificial intelligence (AI) has jumped off the movie screen and into our everyday lives. From facial recognition technology to ride-sharing apps to digital smart assistants like Siri, AI is now used in nearly every corner of our daily lives.As these technologies advance and society adopts new technologies that use AI, the field is only going…

When you’re trying to get a job in tech that fits your particular niche, lurking on LinkedIn or wading through endless job boards can often feel futile. Climatebase co-founder Evan Hynes experienced this firsthand when he was looking to transition from a job at a tech startup to something in the climate space. “As a…

It’s easy to look at a specialized career like UX Design and think there’s no way you could break into the field if you didn’t study it in school. But actually, the UX world is one that really values diverse perspectives and backgrounds.UX stands for user experience, and it involves figuring out the best way…

In July 2021 I made the switch to UX writing after 15 years in content marketing. UX writing is the practice of crafting the text that guides users through a product. UX writers (in most organizations) sit on the design team. They collaborate with product designers, product managers, and user researchers.For me, the road from…

Nannearl Brown’s job is kind of meta: As a UX researcher, she’s responsible for understanding people who use Figma, the main tool that folks in UI/UX (“user interface” and “user experience”) use to collaborate and design digital products. In other words, Nannearl is a UX researcher for a product that UI/UX people primarily use to…

Everyone has interacted with UI/UX before, possibly without knowing (in fact, you’re doing it right now). UI/UX stands for “user interface” and “user experience.” Any time you navigate a website, or check your weather app, for example, you’re technically a “user.” What you might not realize is that it’s someone’s job to consider every button,…

If you’ve ever applied for jobs before, you know it can basically be a full-time job in and of itself. And it’s not uncommon for the process to take months.Some of the reasons why it’s such a time-consuming process are out of your control — you can’t get a hiring manager to devote more time…